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Author:
Barrett, Gordon (Lecturer in Chinese history), author.
Title:
China's Cold War science diplomacy / Gordon Barrett.
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
xiii, 258 pages ; 24 cm
Subject:
Science and state--China--History--20th century.
Science and international relations--China--History--20th century.
Communism and science--China.
Cold War.
China--Foreign relations--20th century.
China--Politics and government--20th century.
HISTORY / Asia / General.
Communism and science.
Diplomatic relations.
Politics and government.
Science and international relations.
Science and state.
China.
1900-1999
History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
A scientific united front at home and abroad : CCP-aligned science organisations and the World Federation Of Scientific Workers, 1946-1956 -- Between Pugwash and the party-state : scientists, agency, and transnational activism in the early Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, 1955-1960 -- 'Friends and comrades, we fight against imperialism' : the radical evolution of China's science diplomacy, 1960-1968 -- Linking the local, national, and international : scientific organisations and foreign affairs in the 'Peking Science Symposium' conferences, 1964-1966 -- A spectrum of propaganda and scientific exchange : British socialist scientists and 'new China' -- Conclusion: Situating scientists In China's foreign relations.
Summary:
"The first comprehensive study of the history of the Chinese Communist Party's science diplomacy. Based on a wide range of archival research, including material from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Barrett provides new insights into the actors, organisations, and networks underpinning Chinese international scientific outreach in the Mao Era"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
110884457X
9781108844574
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1306201950
LCCN:
2022016868
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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